Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Building on the Child Care Package) Act 2019 (125 of 2019)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to child care subsidies

Part 1   Amendments commencing at the start of the first CCS fortnight after Royal Assent

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

25   At the end of Part 1 of Schedule 2

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4A Adjusted activity-tested amount of CCS

(1) This clause applies in relation to a session of care if the amount (the actual fee ) the individual or the individual's partner is liable to pay for the session of care is less than the sum of:

(a) the activity-tested amount of CCS for the individual for the session; and

(b) the amount of a payment prescribed by the Minister's rules for the purposes of paragraph 2(2A)(c) which the individual benefits from in respect of the session.

(2) For the purposes of step 5 of the method statement in clause 1, the adjusted activity-tested amount of CCS, for the sessions of care identified in step 3 of the method statement, is the sum of:

(a) for each session of care to which this clause applies - the amount worked out by reducing the activity-tested amount of CCS for the session by the excess amount; and

(b) for each session of care to which this clause does not apply - the activity-tested amount of CCS for the session.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), the excess amount , in relation to a session of care, is:

(a) an amount equal to the difference between:

(i) the sum of the amounts mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) for the session; and

(ii) the actual fee for the session; or

(b) if another method for working out the amount is prescribed by the Minister's rules - an amount worked out in accordance with that method.